tenpenny
adjective
ten·pen·ny
ˈten-ˈpe-nē 
British -pə-nē
: amounting to, worth, or costing 10 pennies
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The United States should not be recycled into tenpenny common nails.
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“Tenpenny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tenpenny. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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